Snail;
"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best."
Correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I can see you are the only one to suggest (on this thread or anywhere on the forum) that only the best should sing. I really would like an answer to this.
Janie:
"What some few of you insist is proper would result in me, and many like me, never, ever risking sharing our voices except very quietly on a song with a big chorus."
I'm sorry - could you explain, are you incapable of memorising a song? Why would you or anybody stop singing unless you had the text in front of you?
Jim Carroll